70 Virginis B was one of the very first confirmed extrasolar planets,discovered in 1996. The parent star,70 Virginis,is 60 light-yeas away in the constellation Virgo. The exoplanet is 7.5 times the mass of Jupiter and has a 116-day orbit around its host star. In this illustration,the planet is imaged as viewed from the surface of a hypothetical Earth-like moon. The scene is presented as a faux travel poster in art deco style | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
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